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Alyson Hannigan

Alyson Hannigan
Alyson, born in Washington DC, began her acting career in Atlanta at the young age of 4 in commercials sponsoring such companies as McDonald's, Six Flags, and Oreos. She is a seasoned television actress veteran, guest starring in "Picket Fences", "Roseanne", "Touched by an Angel" and the "The Torkelsons" before starring in her most notorious role yet in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" as Willow Rosenberg.
Now she stars in the brand new comedy "How I Met Your Mother", a hit-show, from CBS and has completed filming 4th instalment of the American Pie Series "American Reunion"



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Alyson Hannigan - what members say


  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 1
  • Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Season 1 review by SAI81 from Tonbridge
    Rated - 3.0 stars Buffy: S1 29 June 2006
    ...ing and dating, I, Robot... You, Jane which gives centre stage to the wonderful Alyson Hannigan for the first time. The Puppet Show has some wonderful writing, never quite goi...   Read customer review
  • How I Met Your Mother - Series 1
  • How I Met Your Mother - Series 1 review by A customer from Cheshire, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars Legendary 11 August 2007
    ...aracters are really cool, each have their own style of comedy which is amazing, Alyson Hannigan's character is not that far removed from the one she plays in American Pie 3 (a...   Read customer review

Alyson Hannigan - filmography


  • How I Met Your Mother - Series 5 (2009)
    Starring: Bob Saget,  Josh Radnor,  Alyson Hannigan
    Director: Pamela Fryman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All 24 episodes from the fifth season of the American romantic comedy series following young architect Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor) as he searches for love in New York City. Told through a series of flashbacks, the show is narrated by an older, off-screen Ted (Bob Saget), who regales his children with ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 89% from 143 members
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  • How I Met Your Mother - Series 1 (3 discs) on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Josh Radnor,  Alyson Hannigan,  Neil Patrick Harris
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The complete first season of the popular US comedy series. When Ted's (Josh Radnor) best friends Marshall (Jason Segel) and Lilly (Alyson Hannigan) decide to tie the knot it sparks a search for his own Miss Right. Helping him in his quest is his bar-hopping 'wing-man' Barney (Neil Patrick Harris), ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 85% from 2,467 members
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  • American Pie: The Wedding (2003)
    Starring: Molly Cheek,  Fre,  Thomas Ian Nicholas
    Director: Jesse Dylan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    With Great East Falls High now just a memory, the kids have grown into adults ready to wreak havoc with a new rite of passage: Jim and Michelle are getting married--in a hurry. Jim's grandmother is sick and wants to see Jim walk down the aisle, so they're going for it in two frantic weeks. Stifler ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 27,633 members
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  • American Pie 2 - Blu-ray (2001)
    Starring: Jason Biggs,  Eddie Kaye Thomas,  Eugene Levy
    Director: J.B. Rogers
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This sequel to 'American Pie' sees the gang reunited a year later, older but not necessarily any wiser. With their end-of-semester vacation ahead Jim, Oz, Kevin, Vicky and new girl Heather gather to spend summer in a beachhouse by the sea. Jim (Jason Biggs) freaks out at the news that his one-night ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 134 members
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  • Rip Off on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Nastassja Kinski,  Alyson Hannigan,  Jennifer Esposito
    Director: Gigi Gaston
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A casino robbery - with glamorous women in charge. Misha and Lexi's boyfriends Yuri and Serge have devised a plan to rob a casino with the help of Torreti, their friend Helena's husband. But on the night of the job, Misha and Lexi fall out with Yuri and Serge, and are kicked out onto the street. ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 37% from 256 members
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  • American Pie 2 on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Jason Biggs,  Eddie Kaye Thomas,  Eugene Levy
    Director: J.B. Rogers
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    This sequel to 'American Pie' sees the gang reunited a year later, older but not necessarily any wiser. With their end-of-semester vacation ahead Jim, Oz, Kevin, Vicky and new girl Heather gather to spend summer in a beachhouse by the sea. Jim (Jason Biggs) freaks out at the news that his one-night ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 21,084 members
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  • Boys and Girls on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Claire Forlani,  Alyson Hannigan,  Monica Arnold
    Director: Robert Iscove
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    Jennifer (Claire Forlani) and Ryan (Freddie Prinze Jr) are students at Berkeley. She's a party girl and literary-type and he's a trainee engineer dedicated to his studies, but despite these differences they've been friends for years and have helped each other through many a failed relationship. So ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,688 members
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  • Angel - Season Four (6 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Alexis Denisof,  Amy Acker,  Stephanie Romanov
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The entire fourth season of the popular 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' spin-off. In 'Deep Down', as Fred and Gunn search for Angel (David Boreanaz), Wesley continues his affair with Lilah. In 'Ground State', in his quest to steal an artefact that may help him find Cordelia, Angel finds himself ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 7,355 members
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  • My Stepmother Is an Alien on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Dan Aykroyd,  Kim Basinger,  Jon Lovitz
    Director: Richard Benjamin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Celeste (Kim Basinger) is an alien who has come to Earth to find a way of saving her own planet from destruction. Recently widowed scientist Steve Mills (Dan Aykroyd) falls madly in love with her, and after marrying her wants nothing more than to settle down to domestic bliss. However, a spanner is ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 1,124 member
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Alyson Hannigan facts

5 most recent films

American Pie - Reunion - 3.5 stars
American Pie - Reunion - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
How I Met Your Mother - Series 7 - 4.0 stars
Love Wedding Marriage - 2.5 stars
How I Met Your Mother - Series 5 - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

How I Met Your Mother - Series 5 - 4.5 stars
How I Met Your Mother - Series 3 - 4.5 stars
Veronica Mars - The Complete Second Season - 4.5 stars
How I Met Your Mother - Series 4 - 4.5 stars
How I Met Your Mother - Series 2 - 4.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Rip Off - 2.0 stars
Date Movie - 2.5 stars
Love Wedding Marriage - 2.5 stars
Boys and Girls - 3.0 stars
My Stepmother Is an Alien - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Nicholas Brendon - 258 times - show films
Sarah Michelle Gellar - 258 times - show films
Charisma Carpenter - 141 times - show films
David Boreanaz - 133 times - show films
Emma Caulfield - 89 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Joss Whedon - 77 times - show films
James A. Contner - 43 times - show films
David Grossman - 39 times - show films
David Solomon - 39 times - show films
John T. Kretchmer - 20 times - show films